Chinese symbol for “tread”
踏
tà
to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tread is 踏 (tà), defined as: to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spot.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tread”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轮距 (輪距) | lún jù | tread (the distance between the two front – or two rear – wheels of a vehicle) |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread |
| 踏足 | tà zú | to set foot on (a foreign land etc); to tread; (fig.) to enter (a new sphere) |
| 践 (踐) | jiàn | to fulfill (a promise); to tread |
| 踏进 (踏進) | tà jìn | to set foot in; to tread (in or on) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 踏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踏上 | tà shàng | to set foot on; to step on or into |
| 践踏 (踐踏) | jiàn tà | to trample |
| 踏实 (踏實) | tā shi | firmly-based; steady |
| 脚踏车 (腳踏車) | jiǎo tà chē | (Tw) bicycle; bike; 辆 (liàng) |
| 踏进 (踏進) | tà jìn | to set foot in; to tread (in or on) |
| 脚踏实地 (腳踏實地) | jiǎo tà shí dì | to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tread”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.